I watched parts of Sweeney Todd while my girlfriend was watching it. Neither one of us really liked it. I don't really think it was a good role for Johnny Depp, and there's that inherent problem with some actors (Gary Sinise) where you can only picture them in one role. My girlfriend couldn't get past the Edward Scissorhands similarities while I couldn't see past the Pirates trilogy.

It was a very dark musical, without question. It wasn't my taste, but I didn't even think it was done well, or cast well.

A God Damn dead man would understand that if a minor league bus in any city took a real sharp right turn, a Zack McCalister would likely fall out. - Lead Pipe

Invincible and Glory Road were both really good sports movies. Glory Road was actually filmed on campus at LSU when my wife and I attended. She's an extra in the crowd at the championship game (one of those half second crowd pan over shots).

"Dammit you piss me off. I f#ckin hate you and I hope you f#cking get killed by a rabid polar bear you douche bag."

Layer Cake was cool, pretty much what got Daniel Craig the Bond role. Good, not great.

Invincible is on the better end of sports movies. Wahlberg needs more roles like this, he thrives as the simple, normal guy.

Suggestion: add sci-fi pic Sunshine to the list. Pretty unknown European flick starring Cillian Murphy (the Scarecrow from Batman Begins). Pretty solid, neat little space movie. Reminded me of Alien, only without the alien, if that makes sense. Goes a little nutty in the third act, but still good.

waborat wrote:I've got the following '07 movies left to see...are any of these worth my time?

Fracture Mr. Brooks Rescue Dawn Children Of MenOnce

Fracture and Mr. Brooks are wastes of time...Fracture was especially disappointing because Sir Anthony just played a less likable version of Hannibal (without the dietary supplements), and Ryan Gosling sucked.

Rescue Dawn is a good, underated film. Anything with Christian Bale is going to be good (except "The Prestige"...and I blame that on Hugh Jackman).

Children of Men was in my Top 5 list for 2006 (when it was in limited release). Interesting sci-fi...great concept...but not for everyone. If you liked Pan's Labyrinth, you'll like this.

Once? Given your dislike of Juno, I'm not sure I'd recommend it...but since you'd go into it not expecting it to be a comedy, you may not be disappointed. Very simple film, lots of Irish folk music, but a wonderful tale of a very complicated relationship with a great, realistic ending.

Children of Men, I gotta rewatch it. Wasn't too impressed initially, but after seeing how well its fared on IMDB, seeing it do well in our Sci Fi bracket, rereading Mitch's good review of it ... I gotta give it another whirl.

Once, I think the comp is Lost in Translation. If you liked Lost in Translation, you will most assuredly like Once. If you thought Lost In Translation was overrated ... you will likely not think much of Once.

"It's like dating a woman who hates you so much she will never break up with you, even if you burn down the house every single autumn." ~ Chuck Klosterman on Browns fans relationship with the Browns

Glory Road was actually filmed on campus at LSU when my wife and I attended.

I am an extra in Windtalkers although I have never been able to find myself. THey did a lot of work for the filming at Marine Corps Base Hawaii when I was stationed there.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

Swerb wrote:Only ones I've seen on that list are Children of Men and Once.

Children of Men, I gotta rewatch it. Wasn't too impressed initially, but after seeing how well its fared on IMDB, seeing it do well in our Sci Fi bracket, rereading Mitch's good review of it ... I gotta give it another whirl.

Once, I think the comp is Lost in Translation. If you liked Lost in Translation, you will most assuredly like Once. If you thought Lost In Translation was overrated ... you will likely not think much of Once.

Swerb, let me know your feelings are you watch Children of Men again. It was one of my least favorite films of the year, but everyone else I know seems to love it.

e0y2e3 wrote:You should add The Lives of Others and then redo your 2007 rankings...

Dude.

Great movie. Wow.

2006 though.

A must add to the Netflix Q's of anyone who hasn't seen this. #48 all time on IMDB to give you a clue.

1984 East Germany, pre the Wall going down. High profile couple comes under surveilance of the Stasi, the commies that were running East Germany back in those days. The man conducting the surveilance becomes absorbed into their lives.

That description doesn't do this one justice. Just rent it. All in German, with subtitles. Incredible film.

Thanks for the recommendation. Totally turned around my Thursday night after the Cavs debacle.

"It's like dating a woman who hates you so much she will never break up with you, even if you burn down the house every single autumn." ~ Chuck Klosterman on Browns fans relationship with the Browns

e0y2e3 wrote:You should add The Lives of Others and then redo your 2007 rankings...

Dude.

Great movie. Wow.

2006 though.

A must add to the Netflix Q's of anyone who hasn't seen this. #48 all time on IMDB to give you a clue.

1984 East Germany, pre the Wall going down. High profile couple comes under surveilance of the Stasi, the commies that were running East Germany back in those days. The man conducting the surveilance becomes absorbed into their lives.

That description doesn't do this one justice. Just rent it. All in German, with subtitles. Incredible film.

Thanks for the recommendation. Totally turned around my Thursday night after the Cavs debacle.

Glad to turn you onto it, I am just elated that someone finally decided to take my recommendation. I don't pimp a movie unless I think it is special.

I'll say this though, I was the first person on TCF to see/rave about Juno and The Lives of Others... if only that damn Mitch hadn't beat me on Once.

Like with Swerb, "The Lives of Others" goes into my Top 5 for the year.

Incredible film. Finished it 10 minutes ago, and I'll need a day or two of reflection to comment on it appropriately.

After sitting through the abomination that was "Speed Racer", I needed this to restore a little faith in the potential of films.

VERY INTERESTING NOTE: I was reading a review of this film, and it was revealed that the wife of Ulrich Muhe (who played the Stasi captain HGW XX/7), was in real life an actual informant for the Stasi.

Mitch wrote:VERY INTERESTING NOTE: I was reading a review of this film, and it was revealed that the wife of Ulrich Muhe (who played the Stasi captain HGW XX/7), was in real life an actual informant for the Stasi.

I've just recently subscribed to Netflix, and I've really been enjoying it. Many thanks to all of the suggestions on this website. I currently have a movie in my Q and it's availability is listed as Unknown. This is the first time I've come across this and was wondering if any of you "experienced" Netflix subscribers could let me know what this means.

jclvd_23 wrote:I've just recently subscribed to Netflix, and I've really been enjoying it. Many thanks to all of the suggestions on this website. I currently have a movie in my Q and it's availability is listed as Unknown. This is the first time I've come across this and was wondering if any of you "experienced" Netflix subscribers could let me know what this means.

J, I think that means they do not yet know the release date of the DVD. Is it a new film?

And man ... I agree. The movie reccomendations I've gotten in this forum have been super. We're real lucky to have some really knowledgable film fans that contribute in here.

"It's like dating a woman who hates you so much she will never break up with you, even if you burn down the house every single autumn." ~ Chuck Klosterman on Browns fans relationship with the Browns

Hey Swerb, thanks for the reply. Actually I'm almost embarassed to be sharing this, but I was just trying to "relive my youth" and it's an old GI Joe cartoon series, Series 1 I believe. It shows that the other series are available, but it just wouldn't be right if I didn't start at the beginning?

And just for the record, I just sent back High Tension......very suspenseful flick, although I kinda felt bad as I watched it with my wife and didn't realize it was "quite" that graphic. Would have been a killer movie to check out with the boys though.

Thanks again for the heads up on it fellas. I've got Boondock Saints on the way now, and I've heard nothing but great things about it.

Jumper was very mediocre. It wasn't as bad as many of the critics said it was, but it was very mediocre. There were parts where I was very entertained and was anxious to see what would happen, but the movie really lulls at times as well.

Meanwhile, I thoroughly enjoyed Vantage Point. The parts where they go back in time to show each individual person's perspective gets a little irritating, but overall I thought it was a good movie. A great chase scene and a really cool concept for a movie.

A God Damn dead man would understand that if a minor league bus in any city took a real sharp right turn, a Zack McCalister would likely fall out. - Lead Pipe

For those who liked Children of Men, get the book. It's small, and a fast read, but it blows the movie out of the water (and I loved the movie). PD James is the author and she is one of the best writers I have ever come across. Stunning visual imagery in her words.

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen is Eulogy, with Ray Romano, Hank Azaria, Rip Torn, and Kelly Preston (among others). It had a limited theatrical release in the U.S., but it's hilarious. You won't be sorry.

I find myself rechecking this thread on a daily basis looking for more suggestions. Many thanks again to those of you who contribute to this site. I've viewed such fine flicks as Pan's Labrynth, In the Valley of Elah, and High Tension, and figured I'd go ahead and list the movies in my queue now to see others opinions (Brilliant idea Swerb). Right now I have the following, some of which have been covered.

jclvd_23 wrote:I find myself rechecking this thread on a daily basis looking for more suggestions. Many thanks again to those of you who contribute to this site. I've viewed such fine flicks as Pan's Labrynth, In the Valley of Elah, and High Tension, and figured I'd go ahead and list the movies in my queue now to see others opinions (Brilliant idea Swerb). Right now I have the following, some of which have been covered.

Did you read 'Bringing Down the House' by Ben Mezrich? It's the book the movie was based on and it's excellent. So is his book 'Ugly Americans'. In fact, he's cornered the market on the damage 20-somethings can do when so motivated.

Seriously, if you haven't read them they are both more than the worth the time. I didn't like 'Busting Vegas' as much but it's solid as well.

Man, you got some great movies in there. You're gonna have fun working through that list.

That's why I truly dig this board.....I wouldn't have heard of several of these movies if it wasn't for logging on here.

Mitch, I know Swerb has a top 200 or so movie list, and I was wondering if you ever compiled a list of your own (or would ever consider doing so)? I always look forward to seeing Swerb's updated version, and thought it might be cool to see the sites "movie critic" put together a list as well. I'm not sure how much work it would take, or if you'd even be interested.....it's just a thought.

jclvd_23 wrote:That's why I truly dig this board.....I wouldn't have heard of several of these movies if it wasn't for logging on here.

Mitch, I know Swerb has a top 200 or so movie list, and I was wondering if you ever compiled a list of your own (or would ever consider doing so)? I always look forward to seeing Swerb's updated version, and thought it might be cool to see the sites "movie critic" put together a list as well. I'm not sure how much work it would take, or if you'd even be interested.....it's just a thought.

I have a Top 100 All-time list, which hasn't been repeated in a while, but here is the link.